Noah Webster
Flay
FLAY, verb transitive [Gr. whence bark, rind; probably a contracted word.]
1. To skin; to strip off the skin of an animal; as, to flay an ox.
2. To take off the skin or surface of any thing. [Not used.]
FLAY, verb transitive [Gr. whence bark, rind; probably a contracted word.]
1. To skin; to strip off the skin of an animal; as, to flay an ox.
2. To take off the skin or surface of any thing. [Not used.]